SOCY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Mass Production, Subculture, Cultural Capital
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Taste- a persons cultural patterns of choice and preference (bourdieu) Those in power define what is considered good taste . Taste cannot separated from social relations and social dynamics this is why certain groups of people tend to like certain similar things. Cultural capital- forms of knowledge, taste, preferences used to promote social mobility beyond economic means. Subcultural capital- cultural knowledge and commodities acquired by members of a subculture to help differentiate themselves from others. Hedonic treadmill: tendency of humans to return to relatively stable level of happiness despite major changes, positive or negative with no major gains in happiness. So does buying stuff make you happy? for a moment ///*-*/// Consumption- the act of purchasing or using an object. Consumerism- social system which exists when consumption be feature of society and individuals. Modern consumption emerged between middle ages and 16th century, but our current patterns of consumption date back to industrialization.
